https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/earlyrelease201705.pdf
Updates estimates for 15 selected health measures and presents estimates from 1997 through 2015 for comparison. The measures include health insurance coverage, having a usual place to go for medical care, receipt of vaccines, obesity, physical activity and more. From the National Center for Health Statistics
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2017/2017064.pdf
Latest annual report on crime occurring in schools and colleges. Covers topics such as victimization, bullying, school conditions, fights, weapons, use of drugs and alcohol, and security staffing. From the National Center for Education Statistics and the Bureau of Justice Statistics
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data-visualization/drug-poisoning-mortality/
“Storyboard” treatment of drug poisoning deaths at the national, state, and county levels. Slider device enables retrieval of information by demographic characteristics. From the National Center for Health Statistics
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthy_people/hp2020/hp2020_midcourse_review.htm
Provides a snapshot of progress toward meeting targets halfway through the 10 year initiative. Covers 42 topic areas and includes health disparities data. From the National Center for Health Statistics
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr65/nvsr65_10.pdf
During the 5 year period, drug overdose deaths increased 23% to 47,055 in 2014. Identifies the 10 drugs most frequently implicated in overdose deaths, six of which were opioids. From the National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb219-Opioid-Hospital-Stays-ED-Visits-by-State.pdf
Between 2000 and 2014 the rate of overdose deaths involving opioids in the U.S. increased 200 percent. Hospitalizations related to opioid misuse have also increased dramatically. This report offers statistics on the national rate of opioid-related hospital stays and emergency department visits and includes rates for 40 states plus DC. From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Presents data on trends in the rate of emergency department visits involving substance use disorders, depression, anxiety or stress reactions, and psychoses or bipolar disorders. From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/680989.pdf
47,000 people died of drug overdoses in the U.S. in 2014, the highest toll ever recorded. This report highlights key ideas for preventing drug use and for reducing the number of opioid prescriptions. From the Government Accountability Office